Two years ago, at a dinner in Washington for so-called Africa “experts” to brief an incoming congressman on the continent, the newly elected lawmaker began his...
When the United States, under President Donald Trump, re-designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) in this month of November 2025, citing “mass-scale persecution...
On December 25, 2011, when the Boko Haram terrorists bombed St Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger state, killing 37 worshippers, did you view it as...
Here I come from, masquerades do not eat or sit with women. Masquerades do not even eat, do they? They are from another world and are...
By Wale Edun In this role, I often feel a mix of emotions: deep pride in our national journey, regret over the opportunities we failed to...
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is rapidly emerging as the central nervous system for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), marking a quiet...
In the early hours of Saturday, December 31, 1983, we woke up to martial music on Radio Nigeria. A military officer, who identified himself as Brigadier...
In the last 96 hours, there have been multiple media reports claiming middle-ranking military officers planned to oust President Bola Tinubu. The reports added that this...
Forgive the intrusion of this letter. I know it is a strange thing to write to the dead, to address one who now sleeps beyond the...
On October 9th, 2025, the State House released a list of 175 ex-convicts who had been pardoned by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu. This constitutional power—the prerogative of mercy—is...